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Sailing to Santorini

Sailing to Santorini Thursday, October 26, 2017 I was up before the alarm this morning. It was time to leave Rhodes and sail to Santorini. I use sail with a broad interpretation; we are actually travelling on a very large passenger and car ferry. It is a 14 hour journey to Santorini. Happily, Jim has booked us a cabin where we can relax and have a nap or two. All packed and greeted cheerily by John. He is also travelling today. We are his last guests of the season and after he drops us off at the ferry, he is closing his hotel and flying to London, England. He has been an incredible and invaluable host, a support during a time of need. His warmth and generosity have shone through. He also needs a good rest. Bon voyage, John. And so we loaded ourselves and our luggage one last time onto the golf cart and headed to the port. The ferry was there and ready to load. We stowed our big luggage in the luggage locker as we entered and took just what we needed for the day wit...

All Roads Lead to Rhodes

                                                                                                                                                    RHODES Saturday, October 21, 2017 - continued You may be wondering why we are heading to the airport when the initial plan for this trip was to travel to all the islands by ferry. Well, things change, especially when the ferry company decides to put a smaller vessel on the route to Rhodes, a vessel that does not have enou...